The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-02-11


liticaiiy. I deem u but justice 10 say that
believe vomr Standardization has been
conducted IN spirit Of fairness and JUS
q C. ScHaxEDER.
The folio owing IL from the correspond-
enco ofa Republican township commit
seeman. . prominent member of the ~.
Z. church OF Holland. this county. Dr..
n. Stork. u wss ediforialiy indorsed
bS the editor Of the .'Signal" In which Il
appeared. the editor being : German
Lutheran:
aProG Sweeney Il IN able school-msr,
who has ~ heart the interests Of the free
scho0is, aud ne 10 universally respected
by all the teachers. The accusations
during the last campaign that he acted
partially. and that he applied portion Of
the school fund for sectarisn schools, are
groundIess and gross slande,s manufac-
iured out am airy nothing"
The Sistcrs have the following TO cay
for themselves:
JASPER, Feb. 4ih, 1857.
nr A. y. Sweeney, coanty snps
(. DEAR SIR:-t have taught about 81
years il this county. aud The first legal
written exsminntion | ever passed vas
wheu you became County Superintsnd'
ent The twelve Sisters now teaching Ia
the county are examined BY you the same
ss other teachers sre. Your action has
not worked any detriment 10 Us. ANY
ststement msdc 10 the contrary, . re.
gards you, IL entirely false.
4 Respectfully,
| Let us see ifa majority OF the teachers
are Catholics. Alter carefully examin.
ing the nsmes Of the teachers ON NV
.Record Examinations,r ! find the fol-
low ing te be. numerically, the religious
standing of the teachers Tor each year
since I have been County Supt:
! IL 1881 az Prosestsnts and 90 Cath.
olics: in 1852, 73 Protestants and 81
\ Catholics; ia 1858, "A Proie~tants aud
"a Catholics; in 1894. 73 P'"festants and
81 Catholics; Ia 1885 ~ Protestsuts and
~ Catholics; in Lose, 76 Protestants and
I3S Catholics.
These figures show conclusively that
each year OF my administration two
thirds Of the teachers Of the county were
/ Protestant. Figures will not lie. aud the
records are open 10 she inspection Of ths
Ii"Advorater or anv OF its kind
]. II has xlwsss appeared To me that Ia
}. our presrnt strge OF intelligence wnde'
1.-The guidance 0f our century .iried Con
lssitusinn that liberty ought 10 be : real
lily aud not partisIlv Al emlsy eound
/ That when an, Amrriran citizen entsres
.tLe ii-'s sskinx pv!isirsi prrtrrsuen'
! pnss--sing The three requisite qasiities
-lhnnrstv. competency ani morality, h
y was Responsible 70 the public tor no fnr
|sher inquiries; and none but craven
,iunwnrtny the dixnified title of man
!, would seek 10 penetrate the veil Of hi
.lprivase lite further.
4 II, in the hour OF our usti0m's peril
Y were 10 pas muster before this "Advo
Ilcste,~ would he wait 10 question my re-
'IIigious teachings before faced the can
'lnon's desth-d~sling mouth? No. b.
y would not. Aud with equal impr0
Ipriety may he or anyone else question
my right a. sspire % any position undel
1.-THE laws 10 which I am ever amenable
aud for which may at any moment b
called upon 10 zeal with blood the neae
lure Of my devotion. If II were not foI
1.-THE pusiilsnimity Of the authors Of thes'
lies. and the propagstors Of this mn
.lchrisfian doctrine OF hate, the rains Of I
century would not Obiiterate the blot
n with which their pivmy pratings woulf
:lsuily the more than rOval robe Of IN
.ltrammeled American citizenship.
j Thanking you sincfrely,
am, sir, yours most respectfully,
Il A. n SwEESEr.